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On May 25th, the President of Kyoto University, Dr. Juichi Yamagiwa, kindly met with KSU Professor of Anthropology, Dr. Anthony Tosi. Dr. Tosi was introduced to the President by Dr. Takakazu Yumoto, Director of the Primate Research Institute (PRI) of Kyoto University, and鈥
Dr. Hirohisa Hirai, Professor of Kyoto University and former Director of the Primate Research Institute (PRI), retired at the end of March. In his honor, a two-day symposium on 鈥淕enome and Cell Biology of Primates鈥 was held at the PRI in Inuyama, Japan. Former鈥
Dr. Metin Eren and PhD student Michelle Bebber were featured on Discovery Channel's Daily Planet show
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Strength, tenacity, courage and unrelenting persistence.
March is Women鈥檚 History Month, and all across our country, we are honoring women who have shaped America鈥檚 history by working together and showing their strength, tenacity and courage to not only overcome great鈥
Please join us in congratulating our graduate students on their awards!
Four of our graduate students received awards from Graduate Student Senate (GSS).
Rick Feinberg Named Fulbright Distinguished Chair of Anthropology in Czech Republic
Richard (Rick) Feinberg, Professor of Anthropology, has been named Fulbright Distinguished Chair of Anthropology at Palack媒 University Olomouc in
Dr. Feinberg wrote an editorial on the topic of Chief Wahoo in 1999 that is even more relevant today. The column was reprinted in today's Akron Beacon Journal.鈥
We are excited to announce our new Medical Anthropology Minor (active Fall, 2018)
Medical anthropology is the fastest growing sub-discipline of anthropology with a variety of applications. It is a broad field that includes medical and psychiatric anthropology, global鈥
Update
Investigators received a tip after the forensic sketch was circulated, and the identity of the boy was confirmed by family members. The little boy was Eliazar Ruiz, 4 years old.鈥